Originally posted by lurcher
Has anyone worked out the logic behind EP-XXX/RX8-XXX yet? Looks to me like EP* were mostly ordered early and in the South of England, but there are exceptions. How does it work?

My freebie sketch print was originally intended for Mr EP-128 according to the sticker on the back, and I didn't press the matter when it was handed over. :)

I'm answering this in a new thread to key the registry tidy.

The pattern that seemed to emerge from the reformatting was contiguous blocks from particular dealers or chains within the EP section. So, unless there was massive co-operation though this forum on when and where people would order, I'm guessing there is no priority on the EP numbers. One of the early guys could tell us whether this is because they were given the number when they ordered (using ranges pre-allocated to the dealers) or whether the dealers sat on their hands until the ordering officially started then they were updated in batches and the numbers where allocated then.

Once the web site was up and running there's a change to RX numbers which do appear to be in chronological order. I don't know if the EP bods have RX numbers as well, and if they in any way relate to the order sequence. If they are using the EP sequence to allocate cars then AnilS and ROTORIST (amonst others) are unlikely to be happy bunnies.

What this brief analysis shows is that we need our cars as soon as possible because, if we are reduced to discussing this, we definitely need to get out more. Whatever the difference in order nearly everyone on the list should have their car 'real soon now'. (Positive bit to keep oilman happy) Except us late ordering low power green people that is.

1/ Initial EP numbers apperaing to be in batches. This is down to how on the ball the dealers were on entering pre March 1st orders once the site was live. Some delaers at the customers request (customer went and sat with them until the order had been placed ;)) were placed almost immediatly. So during this initial flurry order were from all over. After this phase however dealers just got round to it when they felt like it and sat down and ordered all their cars at once. I know this because that was what mine was planning to do untill I played blue murder and went down and waited until they did it. Thats why number after 100 or so seem to be in blocks.

2/ Delivery sequence.
Due to the nature of a production it has to be set up for each major spec of car, leather / cloth, moonroof, sat nav, and all combinations. As the cars arn't all coming on the same boat, only perhaps a couple of hundred per boat, it is inevitable that some production runs will be earlier than others. looking at delivery dates and matching specs. it looks like cloth interior only was the first production batch, followed by leather only, and then the other iterations. My own car is leather and moonroof and I have a release date of the 16th Nov. Leather moonroof and sat nave seem to be even later.

The only way to get to the bottom of this is if you have a production date (I do) is to post it up here and perhaps we can work out the production run order.

I'll start.
Tit Grey, High Power, Leather, Moonroof - Sept 22.

Velocity Red, Red Leather, Sat Nav, Manufactured 29 of September 2003 - only 8 months after I orderd:( :( :( :( :(

Velocity Red, Hi Power, Red/Black Leather, Sat Nav .. Manufactured 30th September (3 months after I ordered)

Titanium Hi Power, Black Leather, Manufactured 29th September (nearly 6 months after order):( :( :(